You know it's time to clean house when.......

[justbugged]

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The more I think about this, the more I am realizing that this house wins. I didn't think that I could be grossed out, but this does it for me. I don't care how cute they are. They can't live in the house with me. I am not afraid of them but there is a difference between its time to clean up and scary it will kill the children dirty.

This house won the thread? At least I am relieved that it was my sisters house and not mine! Since the move, she has actually become a clean freak, and her new places does not have any mice or rats and she doesnt have a storage room, thank goodness! She went from rural to urban living, which definitely made a difference. After that encounter, I do not store any boxes in my house, they all go up into the attic completely sealed so not even an ant could find its ways in! Like you, I am not afraid of them, but if I dare see one on my property, I go out in force to catch the little buggah. Not only do I have bait stations surrounding my property, but I also put those glue traps outside daily, and you would be amazed how many I trap. Very rarely does one make it into the house. There have been some really bad mice infestations through out the island in the past when major development was occurring, where ppl were filling up 5 gallon buckets of them daily. Guess that is the price to living in paradise huh?

It did occur to me that a non native buggah should be allowed any chances. The more that die the better the Islands will be. I am delighted to know that your sister is living in much better circumstances these days.

 

[chicksbestfriend]

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This house won the thread? At least I am relieved that it was my sisters house and not mine! Since the move, she has actually become a clean freak, and her new places does not have any mice or rats and she doesnt have a storage room, thank goodness! She went from rural to urban living, which definitely made a difference. After that encounter, I do not store any boxes in my house, they all go up into the attic completely sealed so not even an ant could find its ways in! Like you, I am not afraid of them, but if I dare see one on my property, I go out in force to catch the little buggah. Not only do I have bait stations surrounding my property, but I also put those glue traps outside daily, and you would be amazed how many I trap. Very rarely does one make it into the house. There have been some really bad mice infestations through out the island in the past when major development was occurring, where ppl were filling up 5 gallon buckets of them daily. Guess that is the price to living in paradise huh?

It did occur to me that a non native buggah should be allowed any chances. The more that die the better the Islands will be. I am delighted to know that your sister is living in much better circumstances these days.

Thanks for the vote of delight. I agree, whoever had the bright idea to introduce the mice to the islands to get rid of the mongooses, didnt do their homework first, mongoose run around at night, mice during the day, or visa versa, but definitely created more of a problem than solving one. I was getting the biggest kick out of reading this thread and wanted to contribute something about knowing when it was time to clean my house.............but I actually go around all day cleaning the house, the coops, the pens............ and I even follow the chickens and ducks around all day long and clean up right behind them! Ppl who come to my little farm to purchase chickens and eggs are amazed how clean, odor free and bug free my place is. I was thinking that maybe I could leave a pile of clothes or towels on the kitchen table or chair to join the rest of the folks on this thread. LOL I even check the grandkids hands and feet before entering the house.............. now thats bad! LOL

 

[justbugged]

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It did occur to me that a non native buggah should be allowed any chances. The more that die the better the Islands will be. I am delighted to know that your sister is living in much better circumstances these days.

Thanks for the vote of delight. I agree, whoever had the bright idea to introduce the mice to the islands to get rid of the mongooses, didnt do their homework first, mongoose run around at night, mice during the day, or visa versa, but definitely created more of a problem than solving one. I was getting the biggest kick out of reading this thread and wanted to contribute something about knowing when it was time to clean my house.............but I actually go around all day cleaning the house, the coops, the pens............ and I even follow the chickens and ducks around all day long and clean up right behind them! Ppl who come to my little farm to purchase chickens and eggs are amazed how clean, odor free and bug free my place is. I was thinking that maybe I could leave a pile of clothes or towels on the kitchen table or chair to join the rest of the folks on this thread. LOL I even check the grandkids hands and feet before entering the house.............. now thats bad! LOL

Okay I want to come stay. Maui is the only island that I have not visited. I don't count landing, and taking off again. I love the islands. I grew up on Island. Just a cold one that was in the eastern Pacific. I hear you about the cleaning things daily. I don't get as much done as would make me happy, but enough to keep the food poisoning to a zero. And I love that I can keep everyone alive till the DH comes home again. DH has some great buddies that live out on the east side of Oahu. I love it when he goes to visit. PS IT was those darn Europeans that introduced the nasty little beasties. They carried them on the ships. You're right about the mongoose. Europeans have never been the best at environmental issues.

 

[bargain]

When all your family parties are on the screened porch and you ask folks to bring a warm coat (in the winter) .....Saying the view is so much better from there.

Because you didn't have time to cut wood (or clean house which you don't say)

LOL....

 

[justbugged]

When you need to go out to the yard, and get the pooper scooper to clean up all the poo poos in the house.

 

[Rozzie]

x

 

[chickensducks&agoose]

when the reason you've not left the couch for weeks is the fact that you're STUCK to the cushions with sticky food... and people who drop by think you've been recently robbed.

 

[bargain]

When you decide to sell your bedroom set and put up shelves to hold those laundry baskets full of clothes that you never folded

 

[chickboss]

When there is so much fur on the flore that you look up from a pile of it and yell " I thought I said "NO" to the Pomeranian!"

 

[chickenzoo]

..........What you thought were dust bunnies are actually your long lost Silkies......

.........you have to employee your Silikes to dust under your furniture.....